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Xbox One E3 Media Briefing Was All Games — Including Crackdown, Halohttp://www.gamefront.com/xbox-one-e3-media-briefing-was-all-games-including-crackdown-halo/
http://www.gamefront.com/xbox-one-e3-media-briefing-was-all-games-including-crackdown-halo/#commentsMon, 09 Jun 2014 18:54:27 +0000Ron Whitakerhttp://www.gamefront.com/?p=275601Fresh off the announcement that the Xbox One would see a Kinect-free edition for $100 less than its original asking...

Fresh off the announcement that the Xbox One would see a Kinect-free edition for $100 less than its original asking price, Microsoft used its E3 2014 press conference to showcase a bunch of new games.

Among the biggest inclusions were Xbox One exclusives like Halo: Master Chief Collection, Crackdown, Scalebound and Phanton Dust, as well as a new addition to the Forza franchise and a fresh look at Fable: Legends.

Microsoft threw a ton of games and info our way, mostly in the form of tons and tons (and tons) of trailers, so we’ll try to keep this brief:

Forza Horizon 2, an open world take on the driving franchise that will include tidbits like a full day and night cycle, dynamic weather, and the “drivatar” system that lets AI versions of players continue to rack up stats and compete against opponents while players aren’t actually playing the game. You’ll also be able to create “car clubs” that include as many as 1,000 players and drive the title’s compliment of 200 cars.

Harmonix is releasing a digital-only new dancing title in Dance Central Spotlight, which will be available in September.

Sunset Overdrive, Insomniac’s fast-paced third-person action title that looks like a cross between Ratchet & Clank and Tony Hawk, will include an eight-player cooperative “chaos mode” when it drops on Oct. 28

Players of Project Spark will be able to create their own games that include Conker of Conker’s Bad Fur Day, in case that’s something you really want.

Lionhead Studios’ Fable Legends is bringing four-player co-op to its action-RPG world, and the trailer shown off for the game also demonstrated that players can take on the role of the villain, dropping in traps, obstacles and enemies on the map from a top-down perspective — think Dungeon Keeper.

In the run-up to Halo 5: Guardians, 343 Industries is putting out Halo: Master Chief Collection, a re-release of the four numbered Halo games that includes all their multiplayer content, which is set to launch on Nov. 11. (You can read more details in our write-up on the news here.)

The original Xbox title Phantom Dust is getting an Xbox One reboot

Platinum Games announced Scalebound, an Xbox One-exclusive title that looks to let players drive/control/otherwise kill things with the help of dragons. Designer Hideki Kamiya described it as “action at a whole new scale.”

Microsoft also demoed a few indie titles (some of which have already been released on PC and other platforms), including side-scrollers Inside from LIMBO makers Playdead and Ori and the Blind Forest from Moon Studios.

Crackdown is making a comeback, with developer CloudGine looking to “reimagine your open world gaming experience.” It’s coming in 2015 and will included dedicated servers for co-op.

Also appearing during the conference were new trailers for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, The Division, Assassin’s Creed Unity and Dragon Age: Inquisition, as well as an announcement for the follow-up for Tomb Raider 2014, known as Rise of the Tomb Raider. We’ll be looking a little deeper into lots more titles as the show goes on, so stay tuned.

Crackdown 3 is the assumption, though Ruffian also brought us the Han Solo dance simulator, Kinect Star Wars, so fingers crossed for another total and complete annihilation of a cherished icon from my childhood.

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http://www.gamefront.com/7-games-to-make-you-feel-like-a-complete-bad-ass/#commentsThu, 19 Apr 2012 01:48:51 +0000Phil Hornshawhttp://www.gamefront.com/?p=163244While we wait for Prototype 2 to offer up some new insane powers for our digital digestion, here are seven games to hold you over.

As our own Ben Richardson once put it, the function of video games at their heart, more often than not, is to make players feel bad-ass. I have to say that I very much agree with that assessment, but while most games give you some manner of bad-assery, other games take things over the top to a degree that borders on godlike.

Prototype 2 is heading for consoles next week and PC this summer, and from what we’ve seen of the game so far, its sole purpose for existing is to convey unto players as much bad-assery as possible in a digital medium. But it won’t be out until next week — which means you’re going to need to curb your desire for curb-stompage and phenomenal powers in some other way. We’ve got a list of games that can sate your hunger for punching guys so hard, their faces explode. Check them out below, in no particular order.

Prototype

It seems only right that we start with Prototype, since it’s getting a sequel on Tuesday that has gone out of its way to make it possible to turn enemies into bombs that suck up everything around them and then explode. The first Prototype was concerned greatly with turning players into powerful weapons of destruction as well. As Alex Mercer, players had the ability to thrash people in a number of very imaginative ways, and they got to shapeshift themselves like Clayface to do it. Sure, kung-fu is cool. Gun fights are fun. But turning your arm into a blade and disemboweling a guy who one second earlier thought you were his co-worker? That’s kind of a different level.

Batman: Arkham City

One of the big selling points of Batman: Arkham City when it was being marketed last year was its ability to throw tons of bad guys at Batman at once, giving him both the tools to beat the snot out of them and the ability to get pummeled by them en masse. The fighting was further deepened by making timing a lot more important to making sure Batman blasts people to within an inch of their lives, and giving Batman the ability to set and detonate explosive gel in between breaking noses. Awesome.

Breaking up the wailing on dudes portion of the game were the many sequences of flying, crashing into people while flying, solving mysteries and thrashing just about every Batman nemesis ever. That’s quite a bit of bad-assery. Also, you’re Batman, which pretty much tops out the bad-ass scale.

As a longtime fan of Rare’s and most everything they’ve developed (except Perfect Dark Zero, but that’s neither here nor there), so Banjo Kazooie 3 is near the top of my most anticipated Xbox 360 games. If Shane Kim’s comments to MTV Multiplayer are accurate, we’ll be seeing the game before the end of the year.

When asked about Rare’s status and where they stand in regards to making E-rated and M-rated games, Kim said, “I’m super-excited about what they’re doing with ‘Banjo.’ I think ‘Banjo’ is going to be a big hit for us this holiday.” That’s not quite the same as getting an email with the headline “Banjo This November” or anything, but hopefully Kim isn’t too far off in his estimation.

The interview also hit up several other subjects, such as the cancelation of Marvel Universe Online, whether Viva Pinata DS is still in the works (“There’s still a hint”), a future for Halo outside of Peter Jackson and Halo Wars, Ken Lobb’s enthusiasm for Crackdown, Alan Wake’s 2008 release (“not necessarily”), and a whole lot more.

]]>http://www.gamefront.com/banjo-kazooie-3-likely-coming-this-holiday/feed/32007’s Top Games on Xbox Livehttp://www.gamefront.com/2007%e2%80%99s-top-games-on-xbox-live/
http://www.gamefront.com/2007%e2%80%99s-top-games-on-xbox-live/#commentsSat, 05 Jan 2008 22:32:36 +0000Chrishttp://news.filefront.com/2007%e2%80%99s-top-games-on-xbox-live/Major Nelson has posted up a few lists of interest on his blog detailing the most played Xbox 360 and...

Major Nelson has posted up a few lists of interest on his blog detailing the most played Xbox 360 and Xbox 1 games on Xbox Live, as well as the most purchased Xbox Live Arcade games from 2007. Unsurprisingly, Halo 3 and Halo 2 dominate the first two lists, while TMNT 1989 Arcade was the most purchased Arcade game of the year. I thought I was alone in loving that game prior to its release on XBLA.

Top Xbox 360 Games (Unique Users)

Halo 3

Gears of War

Call of Duty 4

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas

Call Of Duty 3

Crackdown

Oblivion

Guitar Hero II

Forza Motorsport 2

Lost Planet

Call of Duty 3? Really? I found that one to be pretty shocking considering how terrible I’d argue the game is. Apparently, people don’t seem to care, and so long as you’ve got a popular name attached to the game, people will play it. (Why do I get the feeling that saying that is just begging someone to bring Madden up in the comments?)

]]>http://www.gamefront.com/2007%e2%80%99s-top-games-on-xbox-live/feed/1Xbox 360 Crackdown Demo Now Availablehttp://www.gamefront.com/xbox-360-crackdown-demo-now-available/
http://www.gamefront.com/xbox-360-crackdown-demo-now-available/#commentsTue, 23 Jan 2007 12:33:52 +0000adminhttp://news.filefront.com/xbox-360-crackdown-demo-now-available/The demo for Crackdown is now officially available for download on Xbox Live. The current incarnation of the demo weighs...

]]>The demo for Crackdown is now officially available for download on Xbox Live. The current incarnation of the demo weighs in at a smooth 1.2 Gigs and will be available only to Gold subscribers for the first week. The demo is of course intended to generate interest in consumers that are not Halo fans, since all the others will be buying Crackdown anyways for a shot at the H3 beta. This proves MS does have a heart. They could have attached it to E.T. for the 2600 and still made a killing.